Temple University investigating reported rape at off-campus apartment

Temple University now investigating an alleged rape at an off-campus apartment. A student reporting the attack to police yesterday. Documents show the woman claims it happened Saturday night in a privately owned residence near campus. The investigation comes amid a national conversation, of course, about sexual assault on college campuses across the country. And some disturbing new data about that. Action News' John Paul live now in North Philadelphia. John, what more have you learned tonight? Brian, not a lot of details are coming out about this alleged assault. We know that it happened at University Village Apartments. Now, that is off campus, as you had mentioned, but it is actually right next to the campus boundary and only two blocks from campus police. Details are surfacing tonight about reports of a rape near the campus of Temple University. According to the Temple University crime log, the rape reportedly happened Saturday morning at 2.30 inside the University Village Apartments on North 10th Street. And according to the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, assaults are rising on campuses across the country. We are actually inside of what we call the red zone right now, which is that time between August and November where we have seen the increased rates of sexual assaults happening on countless campuses. According to Temple Police, the incident was referred to the Student Code of Conduct. We reached out to Temple for clarity on the report. A spokesperson tells us they are taking this report seriously and supporting the student with resources, but cannot comment on any specifics. In a statement, the spokesperson said, quote, Because this incident occurred at a private off-campus residence, it's being addressed through Temple's Student Conduct Code. The process allows the university to investigate allegations and hold students accountable under university policy. While the building is considered off-campus, it is within the school's patrol boundary. The Student Conduct Code is independent of any law enforcement investigation. The statement went on to say, after a review of the totality of the information, the university did not determine there was an imminent risk to the university community. The allegations come just over a week after the school convened a sexual assault advisory group. That was in response to national headlines over the sexual assault allegations at Cornell University. The group will look into processes for supporting victims and responding to incidents. Brian, there's no word on how long this investigation might take. At this point, no charges have been filed. We're live tonight in North Philadelphia. John Paul, Channel 6 Action News. Brian. John, thank you.